19:45 Wolverhampton

Saturday 24 March 2018

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Betway Sprint Handicap

Off time: 19:46 | Winning time: 1m 0.91s

(8)

Liquid³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: T D Barron| OR: 80| CD

7/4

Doubled his career tally when winning over C&D last time out. Rise of 6lb for that success doesn't look overly harsh and he represents a stable in good form (3/9) at present.

Form: 4923-41

(3)

Sandra's Secret³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Jane Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: J L Eyre| OR: 80| D

12/1

Ended 2017 with a victory over this trip at Newcastle in October and ran well for a long way when weakening into eighth on her return to action over 6f there last month. Interesting runner today.

Form: 61261-8

(2)

Desert Ace¹⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 78| BF| D

10/1

Finished runner-up on each of his last five starts including in a soft ground claimer at Catterick on his debut for this yard in October. Returning from a break today.

Form: 622222-

(1)

Fethiye Boy^t1²²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S W Kelly| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 78| DWS

16/1

Completed a double over this distance on turf last year but struggled in two subsequent starts. Wears a tongue tie for the first time on his debut for this yard and first outing since wind surgery.

Form: 341148-

(4)

Merry Banter¹⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P Mulrennan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 77| D

16/1

Form tailed off last season and beat just three rivals home in her last three starts. Well handicapped on her old form and worth a check in the market on seasonal debut.

Form: 828500-

(9)

Kamra²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: A Kirby| T: M Herrington| OR: 77| D

7/1

Made a pleasing return to action when finishing 2L fourth over C&D last time out. Stables horses are running well at present (2/7) and market support would be interesting today.

Form: 64273-4

(7)

Oriental Relation^b³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Lewis Edmunds⁽³⁾| T: J Balding| OR: 75| CD

20/1

Winner of 12 of his 80 starts including nine on the AW> Well held in two starts since joining this yard and more needed today.

Form: 0694-80

(6)

Liberatum¹⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J Garritty| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 73| D

7/1

Sole success came over this trip at Windsor (good-to-soft) last August. Running well in the main since and one to note on seasonal debut for a stable with a 30% strike-rate (3/10) in recent weeks.

Form: 124325-

(5)

Invincible Ridge¹⁰⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Hart| T: E J Alston| OR: 73| CD

12/1

Followed up a C&D third by winning over 6f here in November. Well held back here the following month and returning from a break today.

Form: 877310-

(10)

Awesome Allan^v¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: S De Sousa| T: P D Evans| OR: 67| D

7/1

Placed on each of his last three starts most recently over 6f at Kempton a fortnight ago. Raised 2lb for that effort and has a leading jockey booked to ride today.

Form: 054223

Forecasts

Liquid (7/4), Liberatum (7/1), Awesome Allan (7/1), Kamra (7/1), Desert Ace (10/1), Sandra's Secret (12/1), Invincible Ridge (12/1), Merry Banter (16/1), Fethiye Boy (16/1), Oriental Relation (20/1)

Trainer David Barron is in good form at present and his representative here LIQUID can complete a double having won over today's C&D last time out. The selection appeared to have a bit in hand on that occasion and he can get the better of Liberatum who is another who represents an in form yard today while Sandra's Secret can step up on her seasonal debut by finishing third.